JEE Main & Advanced Physics Wave Mechanics Question Bank Graphical Questions

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    A man is standing on a railway platform listening to the whistle of an engine that passes the man at constant speed without stopping. If the engine passes the man at time \[{{t}_{0}}\]. How does the frequency \[f\] of the whistle as heard by the man changes with time  [AMU 2001; KCET 2002; MP PMT 2004]

    A)                                 

    B)                        

    C)                                

    D)                         

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                       When the train is approaching the stationary observer frequency heard by the observer \[{n}'=\frac{v+{{v}_{0}}}{v}n\] when the train is moving away from the observer then frequency heard by the observer \[{n}''=\frac{v-{{v}_{0}}}{v}n\] it is clear that \[{n}'\] and \[{n}''\] are constant and independent of time. Also and n' > n".


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